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CTV News | March 20, 2015
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The Ottawa Citizen | Mar 12, 2015
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Science News | March 18, 2015
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The Globe and Mail | March 18, 2015
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On January 16-17, 2015, the Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM), CREATE in Green Chemistry, and the Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design (TISED), jointly hosted a workshop and case competition on Sustainable Innovation through Green Chemistry.
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Science Direct | January 2015
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| Jan. 22, 2015
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